Re: OT: Computer / External hard drive issues

Can it see the drive in the bios?

How is it formatted?

Can the admin tools see the drive? Assuming Windows - Control 
Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Storage

Don't format it in here


On 30/04/2016 02:14, Neal Frost [email protected] [tadream] wrote:
>
> Sorry for the off topic guys!!
>
> Hello All,
>
> As I've said many times before, you guys are the smartest geeks and 
> nerds I know.
>
> I have an external hard drive that, when I plug it into my computer, 
> the light on the hard drive comes on, but my computer will not see 
> this hard drive.
> This same hard drive I can plug into the back of my flat screen TV and 
> watch the movies and shows stored on it. But the TV will so longer 
> "see" the hard drive.
>
> I am hoping and praying that this is a simple "settings" issue 
> somehow. If the hard drive was bad, would the "power light" on the 
> hard drive still come on?!?!
>
> ANY help someone can give me would be greatly appreciated!!
>
> Neal
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>